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Posted: May 24 2012 at 8:38am \| IP Logged

JennGM wrote:

St. Ann wrote:

Leifheit is a quality product here in Germany. I have a folding drying rack for the basement or terrace and a rotary drying rack which stays put in the back yard corner from March to October. The leifheit racks are very durable and do not tip easily at all.

I'm looking at the Leifheit...need to pull the trigger very quickly. I'm hesitant buying something sight unseen, so bear with me a few questions.

Do you drape your clothes over the rack, or do you use clothespins?

I'm trying to decide between the Leifheit 81435 Tower 190 Freestanding Clothes Dryer...further photos in use here or the Leifheit 81510 Pegasus 180 Laundry Dryer.

I'm so used to this shape that I'm having difficulty imagining the different scenario. Would I like hanging things over my head? It would be more like a clothesline, I guess.

I just got the tower yesterday. Such a huge and awkward package, and there was one "rung" that was bent, but I was able to push it back. At first sight it seemed like it wouldn't be sturdy, but I'm pleased so far. It will take some adjustment, but only good. What I was doing before was somewhat comical. I have my first two loads hanging and everything is so tidy and neat. No more overlapped hanging.

It's not as tall as I thought, so I can easily reach up and put up the clothes, and the lower rung is less comfortable, but fits the shorter clothes nicely.

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Posted: May 24 2012 at 9:07am \| IP Logged

Kristie 4 wrote:

A tiny bit off topic- but some of the ideas at Lee Valley are great for hanging. I especially like the spring loaded line for indoor drying. I want to get one to use in the house next winter as we live in a house with the old high ceilings and it would tuck into the kids bedrooms so well.

I just took at peek at these and they are fabulous! Will have to remember those!

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Posted: May 24 2012 at 12:54pm \| IP Logged

Jenn, thanks for letting us know your decision. That looks like a great solution.

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Posted: May 24 2012 at 1:31pm \| IP Logged

Just saw this Sheila Maid yesterday - swoon!

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Posted: June 03 2012 at 10:15pm \| IP Logged

This is an interesting DIY repurposed indoor drying rack. I think it is pretty cool that is flush with wall when not being used - very space saving.

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Posted: June 04 2012 at 8:35am \| IP Logged

Mary, I really like that idea.... but I don't have any wall space in my tiny laundry room...lol. Time to go study the space to see what could give. It would be so nice to have a wall mounted one, then it would be so easy to deal with.

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Posted: June 04 2012 at 2:38pm \| IP Logged

http://www.etsy.com/listing/100995358/instructions-to-build- 8-bar-tranquility

this has potential, it's bulky the way it's set up, but you could do something collapsible, and it would be solid.

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